high-and-mighty
Example Sentences
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But many of the videos are released by police and feature people who have come under far more pressure than the high and mighty of Russia's pop scene.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2024
"Well, there goes the high and mighty Gerald Broflovski," one onlooker comments.
From Salon • Nov. 28, 2022
"If a professor comes in and he’s all high and mighty and using words they don’t understand — that doesn’t help them relax and think," he said of students.
From Fox News • Jan. 26, 2022
“If a professor comes in and he’s all high and mighty and using words they don’t understand — that doesn’t help them relax and think,” he said of students.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2022
“I don’t know what you’re getting so high and mighty for,” I said, throwing up my hands.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
